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EXHIBIT 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
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Sola Argentina S.A. Argentina
Sola Optical Partners, A Limited Partnership Australia (Victoria)
Sola Optical Holdings (Pty.) Ltd. Australia (Victoria)
Optical Eyewear Pty. Ltd. Australia (35%)
Sola Corporation Limited Australia (South Australia)
Sola Optical Licensing Pty. Ltd. Australia (South Australia)
Sola International Holdings Ltd. Australia (South Australia)
Sola Licensing Pty. Ltd. Australia (South Australia)
Sola Optical Australia Pty. Ltd. Australia (South Australia)
Norinco Sola Optical Ltd. People's Republic of China (50%)
Sola Belgium N.V. Belgium
De Muynck Optics N.V. Belgium
Sola Brasil Industria Optica Ltda Brazil
A.O. Brazil Brazil
Sola Industria e Comercio Ltda Brazil
Sociedade Amazonense de Oculos Ltda Brazil
American Optical Lens Company Limited Canada
1132782 Ontario, Inc. Canada
Sola Optical S.R.O. Czech Republic
Sola Optical (U.K.) Limited England
UKO International Limited England
UK Optical Limited England
Raphael Taylor Group Limited England
United Kingdom Optical Company Limited England
The Hadley Company Limited England
Levers Optical (Manufacturing) Limited England
J&H Taylor Group Limited England
Raphael's Limited England
UKO International (Overseas Holdings) Ltd. England
M. Wiseman and Company (South Africa) Limited England
M. Wiseman and Company (Zimbabwe) Limited England
AO European Services Limited England
Alpha Lens Company Limited England
British American Optical Company Limited England
Chadwick Taylor Limited England
U.K. Wiseman Limited England
M. Wiseman and Company Limited England
Sola Optical Holdings S.A.R.L. France
Industrie Optique Sola S.A. France
Sola Optical S.A. France
AO Ouest Optique S.A. France
Sola Group Holdings GmbH Germany
Sola Optical GmbH Germany
Sola Brillenglas Vertriebs GmbH Germany
Sola Hong Kong Ltd. Hong Kong
Sola Optical Lens Marketing Pvt. Ltd. India
Indian Ophthalmic Lenses Manufacturing Company Private Ltd. India (45%)
Sola Holdings Ireland Limited Ireland
Sola IFSC Ireland
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Sola ADC Lenses Limited Ireland
Sola RDC Limited Ireland
Sola Ophthalmic Products Ltd. Ireland
Sola Optical Italia S.p.A. Italy
O.V.Bari S.r.l. Italy (51%)
Sola Optical Japan Limited Japan (Osaka)
Solnox Optical Ltd. Japan (50%)
Sun Ophthalmic Lenses Distribution SDN BHD Malaysia
Lentes Sola S.A. de C.V. Mexico
American Optical de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Mexico
Optica Sola de Mexico S.R.L. de C.V. Mexico
American Optical Lensmex S.R.L. de C.V. Mexico
Imgo Industries B.V. Netherlands
American Optical Norway AS Norway
Sola Optical (Poland) Sp.zo.o Poland
IOLA Industries Optica S.A. Portugal (89%)
Sola Optical Singapore Pte Ltd. Singapore
American Optical Co. Pte. Ltd. Singapore
American Optical Company International A.G. Switzerland
Sola Optical Taiwan Ltd. Republic of China
Sola Optical Holdings I Ltd. U.S.A. (Delaware)
Sola Optical Holdings II Ltd. U.S.A. (Delaware)
Sola Optical Holdings III Ltd. U.S.A. (Delaware)
Sola Optical Holdings IV Ltd. U.S.A. (Delaware)
Sola Optical Holdings V Ltd. U.S.A. (Delaware)
Sola Optical Holdings VI Ltd. U.S.A. (Delaware)
Sola Optical Holdings Aus. Ltd. U.S.A. (Delaware)
Sola Optical Holdings Fr. Ltd. U.S.A. (Delaware)
Sola Optical Holdings Mex LLC U.S.A. (Delaware)
American Optical Lens Company U.S.A. (Delaware)
Sola Custom Coatings Inc. U.S.A. (Delaware)
U.S. Coatings of Oregon, LLC U.S.A. (Oregon LLC)
Uniscoat, Inc. U.S.A. (California) (46%)
Westcom Partners, LP, a Limited Partnership U.S.A. (California) (42%)
Sola Neolens, Inc. U.S.A. (Florida)
Sola de Venezuela Industria Optica C.A. Venezuela
Sola Optical China Limited British Virgin Islands (70%)
Sola Optical Guangzhou Ltd. People's Republic of China
Sola Shanghai Omyl Ltd. People's Republic of China (50%)
Sola Guangzhou Jiu Fo People's Republic of China
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